CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Dive Sticks
CPSC recall 05112 · announced February 16, 2005 · The Dollar General · 180,000 units affected
The product
The dive sticks are hard plastic in the shape of worms, fish, and seahorses. The worm dive sticks are sticks with ridges that are green with an orange weighted ball or pink with a yellow weighted ball on the bottom. The fish dive sticks are pink and yellow or green and orange. The seahorse dive sticks are yellow with a blue tail or pink with a yellow tail. All of the dive sticks are about 7 inches long. "Made in China" is written on the fish and seahorses. "Sun and Shade" is written on each package. There are two worms per package and three fish or seahorses per package.
The hazard
Children can fall or land on these upright dive sticks in shallow water and suffer impalement injuries. CPSC banned pre-weighted dive sticks in 2001.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and return them to Dollar General stores for a refund, or discard them.
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): None reported.
Sold at: Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1.
Consumer contact: Contact Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their Web site at www.dollargeneral.com
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.